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CXUS51 KALY 010946
CLMPOU


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
544 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            78   10/05                         82
LOWEST             27   10/13                         22
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.6              63.1     0.5     63.5
AVG. MINIMUM     46.3              39.0     7.3     43.2
MEAN             55.0              51.0     4.0     53.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               7.8    -4.8        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.79              4.47   -0.68     4.10
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.14   -0.02     0.13
DAYS >= .01        15               9.1     5.9       12
DAYS >= .10         7               6.2     0.8        8
DAYS >= .50         3               2.8     0.2        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.3    -1.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.91   10/19 TO 10/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     309               436    -127      354
 SINCE 7/1        409               576    -167      414
COOLING TOTAL       6                 4       2        0
 SINCE 1/1        895               672     223      908
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/320    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    85/090    DATE  10/03

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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